Education

• West Virginia University, B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, 1978
• The College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1981

Experience

• Litigating, advising and counseling under Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, Executive Order 11246 and other federal and state discrimination laws
• Litigating, advising and counseling under the NLRA, including union avoidance, collective bargaining and labor arbitration
• Litigating and counseling regarding covenants not to compete, trade secrets and employee fiduciary duties
• Litigating and counseling under the FLSA and other wage and hour laws and regulations
• Litigating and counseling under ERISA, including benefits claims and fiduciary duties
• Litigating, advising and counseling related to OSHA and other safety and health requirements
• Litigating in the areas of environmental and energy law and general business and commercial law

Distinctions

• Named the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation – ERISA Law in Charleston, W.Va., 2020 & 2014
• Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law - Management and Litigation - ERISA
• Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers
• Phi Beta Kappa, West Virginia University

Admissions

• West Virginia State Bar; Virginia State Bar; Pennsylvania State Bar
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit
• United States District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and Western District of Pennsylvania

Memberships

• Energy and Mineral Law Foundation. Various presentations and papers on employment issues
• Virginia Bar Association Sections on Litigation and Labor and Employment Law, Former Member of Executive Council for Labor and Employment Law
• American Bar Association Sections on Litigation and Labor and Employment Law, Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities, Former Management Co-Chair of Sub-Committee on Covenants Not To Compete, Trade Secrets and Employee Duty of Loyalty

Publications & Presentations

• Chapter Editor, Trial Techniques for the Labor and Employment Law Practitioner, Bloomberg/BNA, 2019
• Author and Editor: Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)
• Author and Editor: Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)
• Author and Editor: Covenants Not To Compete: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)
• Author and Editor: Tortious Interference with Covenants Not to Compete: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)
• Midwinter Meetings of ABA Labor and Employment Law Section, Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities: Various presentations and papers on covenants not to compete, trade secrets, employee fiduciary duties and litigation of employment disputes